NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250, NM

13 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Piper PA-23-250. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Piper PA-23-250, NM per year, 1964–2026: 13 cases
1964	1
1967	1
1970	1
1971	1
1974	1
1975	1
1976	2
1977	2
1979	1
1981	1
1999	1

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SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NM' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102308')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'NM' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102308'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'NM' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7102308'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB DEN99FA081Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-23E-250 · Tucumcari, NMThe pilot's inadvertent stall. A factor was the loss of power of one engine in the twin-engine airplane.May 19, 1999 · N54263 · Destroyed NTSB FTW81FQA25Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Taos, NMApr 20, 1981 · N5075Y · Destroyed NTSB DEN80DQA10Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Ruidoso, NMNov 10, 1979 · N5998Y · Minor damage NTSB DEN78FA004Accident · 1 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Corona, NMOct 22, 1977 · N1906T · Destroyed NTSB DEN77FQA13Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Datil, NMJan 24, 1977 · N4867P · Substantial damage NTSB DEN76FQA54Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Ruidoso, NMJul 8, 1976 · N13986 · Substantial damage NTSB DEN76AD028Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Grants, NMJan 6, 1976 · N5258Y · Destroyed NTSB DEN76AD021Accident · 4 fatalClosedPiper PA-23 · Penasco, NMOct 19, 1975 · N4770P · Destroyed NTSB DEN74FQA45Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Albuquerque, NMMay 17, 1974 · N5180Y · Substantial damage NTSB DEN72FQA02Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Albuquerque, NMJul 5, 1971 · N5387Y · Substantial damage NTSB DEN71AD001Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Albuquerque, NMJul 16, 1970 · N6230Y · Substantial damage NTSB DEN67D0301Accident · No injuriesClosedPiper PA-23 · Ruidoso, NMJun 10, 1967 · N6066Y · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X3043Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPiper PA23 · Albuquerque, NMJul 25, 1964 · N5268Y · Substantial damage